Thank you so much for this thread joker! It helped me decide on my first pair of armature iems (Melec A151), and I'm in love with the sound. Everything I've used before had too much bass emphasis and I couldn't be happier with these. That being said, my girlfriend has also fallen in love with them and I'm looking to get myself a second pair of armatures in the $100-$200 price range. I've been reading up on DBA-02 and Brainwavz B2 as potential candidates and was wondering if these would be a step in the right direction. Needless to say, I'd probably go with the B2 due to their current sale price ($129.50), but was wondering if you might have any other suggestions prior to making a purchase. Thank you Edited by Jocelyn84 - 8/5/11 at 6:19pm

Thank you so much for this thread joker! It helped me decide on my first pair of armature iems (Melec A151), and I'm in love with the sound. Everything I've used before had too much bass emphasis and I couldn't be happier with these. That being said, my girlfriend has also fallen in love with them and I'm looking to get myself a second pair of armatures in the $100-$200 price range. I've been reading up on DBA-02 and Brainwavz B2 as potential candidates and was wondering if these would be a step in the right direction. Needless to say, I'd probably go with the B2 due to their current sale price ($129.50), but was wondering if you might have any other suggestions prior to making a purchase. Thank you

The DBA-02 is what I'd have if I wanted to try a well-balanced high-end BA-based earphone without spending a fortune. Runner up would probably be a simple HF-series Ety considering the prices we've been seeing lately. Still one of my favorite sets around $100.

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Originally Posted by Niyologist

The weird thing is that I can wear my CC51 Over-the -Ear. So I don't know why they excluded that.

I think the end of the cable guide will overlap with the strain relief of the CC51 because the stem is so long, resulting in a less-than-perfect "fit". Probably depends on the size of the wearer's ear, too.